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Speaking to BBC Sport’s Eleanor Oldroyd, former England captain Michael Vaughan says Ben Stokes’ side must start well in Perth in the opening Test against Australia, if they’re to set themselves up for their first Ashes success down under since 2011. Source link

Olympic judoka Lucy Renshall continues international comeback with a bronze medal at the Zagreb Grand Prix. Source link

Ian Machado Garry says he has the opportunity to make everyone else in the UFC’s welterweight division “irrelevant” when he faces Belal Muhammad in Qatar on Saturday. Source link

The government has announced legislation to outlaw the sale of tickets to sports events at inflated prices – but it will not cover football. Source link

Wales captain Dewi Lake is hoping the rugby side can emulate the nation’s football side by achieving something special this weekend. Source link

Roger Federer will become the first member of the ‘Big Three’ of tennis to be inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame next year. Source link

Dragons say they will not sign up to the Welsh Rugby Union’s plans for the professional game that would see them lose control over on-field matters. Source link

Norway international Andreas Schjelderup has been given a two-week suspended prison sentence after a Danish court found him guilty of sharing sexual material of two boys under the age of 18. Source link

Some of the world’s top snooker players speak to BBC Sport about whether they would rather pot the golden ball, worth $1m (£760,000), or win the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship in Saudi Arabia. Source link

Elliot Daly will play for the first time since breaking his arm on British and Irish Lions duty in June as he starts on the wing for England against Argentina on Sunday. Source link